Childrens from Thomas Rare Books

London: Bloomsbury, 2003. 766pp. Fine first edition with the orginal yellow illus. f.j. Text block paper toned as usual. First edition of the fifth novel in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter Series. []Fifth in the series of Harry Potter novels]. 1st UK edition. Hardback. Fine/Fine. large 8vo.

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1909. 78pp. 20 tipped-in full-page colour plates. Extremites rubbed as usual but a lovely copy with fine end-paper and a tight binding. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR [R.Minor from Arthur M. Kelly 1915]. Inscibed By the Author Dated 1915. 1st edition. Hardback. Fine. 4to.

London and Edinburgh: W & R Chambers Limited, 1894. 288pp, 32 pub. cat..Prize label dated 1897 to front pastedown [Sheffield School Board]. Pub. red cloth with attractive illus. to the front cover and spine. Floral patterned end-papers. A lovely copy.. 1st edition. Hardback. Fine. Illus. by W.S.Tracy. 8vo.

London: Seeley and Co. Ltd., 1900. 380, [viii pub. cat.] pp. 8 plates. Pub. brown cloth with a fine and attractive front board with matching spine depicting a Roman soldier in military attire. School prize label dated 1901 to the inside front board. 1st edition. Hardback. Fine. 8vo.

London, Paris , New York: Raphael Tuck, 1914. GREEN BUCKRAM CHILDRENS BOOK. 140 and 8pp of pub. ads.pp 12 colour full-page illus. and many black and white drawing. Verses by Norman Gale. Illus. end-papers. A scarce pre-war childrens illus. book with stories and lovely colour full-page plates, A scarce item. Childrens name filled in to the oblong frame.The front… Read more about this item

London: James Nisbet & Co., 1893. 238, 8pp [catalogue]. ND inscribed Xmas gift 1893. Pub. ilus. brown covers. A trifle rubbed. A scarce title.. 1st edition. Hardback. V.g.. 8vo.

London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1889. 171pp. Pub. patterned blue cloth with gilt frame to the authors surname on the front cover. A blemish to the top of the front cover from a label that had been present. Lacking the front free end-paper otherwise a complete copy of a scarce childrens late Victorian biographical volume. Frontisplate and illus. title-page. Three… Read more about this item

London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1889. vi, 7-171pp. 4 plates.inc. a frontis. and a head portrait of Shaftesbury. Pub. blue cloth with a gitl band head and footer borders to the cover. Lacking the f.f.e.p. and a wear blemish to the cover but a scarce title in sound condiiton.. 1st edition. Hardback. V.g.. Small 8vo.

London: Jonathan Cape, 2004. 448pp. A modern reprint in perfect as new condition. NO clipping, inscriptions, wear, fading or marks. Green boards, gilt with a mint d.j. [Originally published by Cape in 1931 this is a copy of the reset edition of 1982]. Reprint. Hardback. Mint/mint. 8vo.

London, Edinburgh and New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1900. xiii, 348pp, iv pub. cat. Fine illus. red covers with illus front board depicting a crocodile attacking a man. 21 full page plates.. 1st Edition. Hardback. Fine. 8vo.

London: T. Woolmer, 1890. 124pp. [4pp] pub. cat. Illus. frontis. Original green buckram in fine condition with yellow end end-papers. A very fine copy of a scarce title. Attractive illus. covers with gilt titles and black illus and design. Tidy owners names and dated June 1890.. sixth edition. Hardback. Fine. Small 8vo.

London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1879. 119pp. Half-title page and title-page. Brown buckram hardback bindingwith an attracive dec, front boards enclosing an oval color vignette of a book and a lamp. Black lined borders with floral patterns and printed mottos. [The Story of Noble Lives Series]. Copac records only 2 copies. The title-page is dated 1879 at the foot. A… Read more about this item

London: John Harris, 1821. ND [1821] Hand-coloured frontis. 13 chapters. 11 hand-coloured plate each with two images.. Original binding with red leather spine, gilt. Two plates dated 1821 as called for. Bumped to the corners and stamp to the rear board 'Harris & Son, Original Juvenile Library' PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS. 1st edition. Hardback. V.g.. 12mo.

London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1910. ND c 1910. Col. illus. front board with a turquoise blue illus. binding and matching spine. Frontis. plate and 2 others. Neat gift prize inscription dated 1910 from a Sunday School at Walcot Church.. 1st Edition. Hardback. Fine. 8vo.

London: W.H. Broom, 1873. xx, 339pp. 6 full-page illus. plates depicting the chaging positions of the sun and moon as the year progresses. Geographical Clock frontis. with a circular world map in fine condition and attached [rather loosely]. Green pub. pebble-grain cloth with attractive embossed blind-stamped front and rear covers. Gilt titles and dec. to the spine. All fine. Yellow… Read more about this item

Dundee and London: Valentine & Sons Ltd, 1915. Exceedly rare Mabel Lucie Attwell 'Valentine Dolly ' Book. 28cms Original 1915 Valentine Dolly Book 28cms. Printed with coloured cut-out boards with Attwells child character dressed as a British Tommy in the First World War with tin helmet, rifle and trench 'putties' on his legs. 357439 Regd Mark Trade Number. A Valentine… Read more about this item

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Photograph frontis. with a photo of a large model locomotive, i-vi,7-430pp. Index. Pub. iluus. pale red cloth binding with an illus. front board depicting a par of young boys flying a kite.39 chapters each with a project for making toys. 193 text figs with details of construction projects. Spine a trifle faded but a sound… Read more about this item

London: The Religious Tract Society, 1884. 140pp + ads. Six illustrations. Pub. green cloth with gilt title block surroiund with briar illus. black lines. and fine yellow end-papers. Neat original. owners name in neat ink hand. [Hesba Stratton 1832-1911]. ND c1884. 1st edition. Hardback. Fine. 12mo.

Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1922. 64pp. Oblong card cover, illus. Translated by Nevill Forbes. 1st edition. paperback. V.g.. Oblong 12mo.

London: The Religious Tract Society, 1843. 108pp. A rare childrens reading book. c1843. Original pub. cloth with fine embossed original binding and gilt block and titles to the front board. Only two copies in Copac 15x9.5 cms. Pub. yellow end-papers.Original owners name 'George E. Willoughby, Laceby [Lincolnshire] in a neat hand to the f.f.e.p.. 1st edition. Hardback. Fine. 12mo.